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Caprifoliacece L eycesteria. 



racemes from the axils of the upper leaves. Calyx-lobes linear, 

 unequal. Corolla funnel-shaped. Berry many-seeded. A 

 commemorative name. 



1. L. formosa. A very distinct and interesting shrub. The 

 flowers are borne in verticils, gradually diminishing in size 

 towards the tip of the raceme. The berries as well as the 

 foliaceous bracts are of a deep dull purple, and more conspicuous 

 than the flowers. 



6. DIERVlLLA (Weigela). 



Handsome shrubs bearing large showy pink, rose, or white 

 flowers in axillary and terminal clusters. 

 Calyx-tube very slender, produced above 

 the ovary. Corolla funnel - shaped or 

 campanulate, nearly regular. Stamens 5. 

 Style single, slender, exserted ; stigma 

 capitate. Seed-vessel long and narrow, 

 coriaceous or membranous, many-seeded. 

 The species are natives of Eastern Asia 

 and North America. Named after a 

 botanical author. 



!<> D. rosea, syn. Weigela rosea (fig. 

 117). A highly ornamental species, and 

 the first of this group introduced. It is 

 of small stature, with ovate-lanceolate 

 serrulate leaves and a profusion of rosy or 

 white flowers in April or May. It is a 

 native of China. There is a variegated 

 and other garden varieties. D. florida 

 is probably a form of this. D. Japonica 

 is hardly different from D. rosea. 



2. D. amdbilis, syn. Weigela amdbilis. 

 Very near the last, though of rather 

 larger stature and foliage. The principal 

 difference is in the leaves, which are 

 strongly reticulated, the veins being very 

 prominent on the under side. There are 

 many handsome varieties of this and the 

 Kg. 117. Dieryiiia rosea. foregoing, some of which are probably of 

 hybrid origin. Isollnce has white flowers 



with a yellow blotch in the throat ; striata, striped red and 

 white ; Van Houttei, white and rose, very showy ; Stelzn&ri, 



